Recollections.Chambers, Andrew Jackson
NP:
NP,
1947.
40pp. 12mo. Plain wrappers Slight soil, else very good. The Chambers family crossed the plains to Oregon in 1845, and here he gives an account of the trip via Laramie, Fort Hill, Bridger and Boise to the Dalles. They wintered at the Dalles, later going to Oregon City, Vancouver and Puget Sound before finally settling in 1847 at Tualatin Plains. Valuable pioneer information as well as material on the Indian War of 1855-6. A rare item, written in 1904 and printed in a small edition for the family in 1947. Howes C270, Mintz 85.

Glaciers of Mount Ranier w/ a Paper on The Rocks of Mount RanierRussell, Israel Cook and George Otis Smith
NP (Washington):
NP,
ND (1898).
349-423pp, illus, map. Extracted from a USGS annual report and rebound in half leather. Some external rubbing, map with contemporary annotations, presentation inscription on ffep, else very good. An accounting of the conditions on the mountain with a narrative of a reconnaissance to the summit and back. The presentation appears to be from the geologist in charge of the expedition.